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CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Associate's DegreeCIP: 44.0799

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Dates

Since Apr 2024

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Program Details

Detailed information about this program

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

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Scholarships

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Martinsburg, West Virginia

    13650 Apple Harvest Drive, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 25403

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 25-1113.00

Skills

Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionSocial PerceptivenessService OrientationJudgment and Decision MakingCoordinationComplex Problem SolvingActive LearningWritingMonitoringInstructingLearning Strategies

Knowledge

PsychologyEnglish LanguageTherapy and CounselingCustomer and Personal ServiceEducation and TrainingSociology and AnthropologyAdministrativeAdministration and Management

Abilities

Oral ExpressionSpeech ClarityOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech RecognitionProblem SensitivityFluency of IdeasNear VisionInformation OrderingOriginality

Tasks

  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, or handouts.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Complete and maintain accurate records or reports regarding the patients' histories and progress, se
  • Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies
  • Assess individuals' degree of drug dependency by collecting and analyzing urine samples.
  • Counsel clients in individual or group sessions to assist them in dealing with substance abuse, ment
  • Collaborate with counselors, physicians, or nurses to plan or coordinate treatment, drawing on socia
  • Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress with respect to treatment goals.
  • Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises.
  • Educate clients about end-of-life symptoms and options to assist them in making informed decisions.
  • Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to asse
  • Conduct psychological assessment of clients.
  • Maintain case history records and prepare reports.
  • Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities,
  • Serve as liaisons between students, homes, schools, family services, child guidance clinics, courts,
  • Establish and oversee administrative procedures to meet objectives set by boards of directors or sen
  • Direct activities of professional and technical staff members and volunteers.
  • Evaluate the work of staff and volunteers to ensure that programs are of appropriate quality and tha

Technology

Office suite softwareData base user interface and query softwareSpreadsheet softwareDocument management softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareElectronic mail softwareDesktop publishing softwareMedical softwareInformation retrieval or search softwarePresentation softwareCustomer relationship management CRM softwareAccounting software

Tools

Binding machinesCarousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersInteractive whiteboardsNotebook computersPersonal computersLaptop computersLaser facsimile machinesMulti-line telephone systemsPhotocopying equipment10-key calculators

Work Values

RelationshipsAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognitionIndependenceSupport
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary25-1113.00
  • Social Workers, All Other21-1029.00
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers21-1023.00
  • Healthcare Social Workers21-1022.00
  • Child, Family, and School Social Workers21-1021.00
  • Social and Community Service Managers11-9151.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • Full-semester syllabi and course materials for undergraduate social work courses — prepare and refine independently, incorporating current scholarship and practice standards.
  • Classroom discussions on complex topics such as social intervention evaluation and mental health policy — facilitate with reduced oversight, adapting pacing to student engagement.
  • Lectures to undergraduate and graduate students on topics including adolescent mental health and social intervention — deliver with appropriate depth and adapted for diverse learner needs.
  • Student class work, papers, and field practicum reports — evaluate and grade consistently, providing constructive developmental feedback.
  • Graduate student internship placements and field experiences — supervise and monitor progress against program learning objectives.
  • Course-level learning strategies — select and apply based on assessment data and evidence-based pedagogical approaches for social work education.
  • Examination design, administration, and grading cycles — manage for assigned courses, delegating specific tasks to teaching assistants as appropriate.
  • Information retrieval and database software — use to locate current empirical literature for course integration and student research guidance.
  • Undergraduate student academic performance — monitor across the term and intervene proactively when learning difficulties or field placement challenges emerge.
  • Coordination with field agencies and internship supervisors — maintain to align student placement experiences with curriculum competencies and CSWE accreditation standards.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
13%
Placement Rate
Not reported